Bligh
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Bligh may refer to:
- William BlighWilliam BlighVice Admiral William Bligh FRS RN was an officer of the British Royal Navy and a colonial administrator. A notorious mutiny occurred during his command of HMAV Bounty in 1789; Bligh and his loyal men made a remarkable voyage to Timor, after being set adrift in the Bounty's launch by the mutineers...
, a Vice-Admiral in the British Royal Navy famous for being Captain of HMS BountyHMS BountyHMS Bounty , famous as the scene of the Mutiny on the Bounty on 28 April 1789, was originally a three-masted cargo ship, the Bethia, purchased by the British Admiralty, then modified and commissioned as His Majesty's Armed Vessel the...
during a mutiny and Governor of New South WalesNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
during the first military coup in Australia- HMS Bligh (K-467) a Buckley class destroyer escort, named after William Bligh
- Bligh WaterBligh WaterThe Bligh Water, named after Captain William Bligh, is a shallow marine area in western Fiji, east of the Yasawa Islands. Parts of the seafloor of the area are covered with coral growths.-External links:**...
, a shallow marine area (approximately 9500 km² in extent) in western Fiji, named after William Bligh - Bligh ReefBligh ReefBligh Reef, sometimes known as Bligh Island Reef, is a reef off the coast of Bligh Island in Prince William Sound, Alaska. This was the location of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill. After the incident, US Code 33 § 2733 mandated the operation of an automated navigation light to prevent future...
, a reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, named after William Bligh - Bligh Island Marine Provincial ParkBligh Island Marine Provincial ParkBligh Island Marine Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada.The park encompasses several islands in Nootka Sound, including Bligh Island, the Villaverde Islands, and the Pantoja Islands.-External links:* - BC Parks site.*...
is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, named after William Bligh
- Richard BlighRichard BlighSir Richard Rodney Bligh GCB was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Admiral....
, Royal Navy admiral - Anna BlighAnna BlighAnna Maria Bligh is an Australian politician and the Premier of Queensland since 2007. The 2009 Queensland state election was the first time a female-led political party won or retained state or federal government in Australia...
, the Premier of Queensland - George Miller BlighGeorge Miller BlighGeorge Miller Bligh was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Captain. He was present aboard at the Battle of Trafalgar, and was badly wounded during the action...
, Royal Navy captain - Electoral district of BlighElectoral district of BlighBligh was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1962, partly replacing Paddington-Waverley and was an urban electorate, covering 13.03 km² and taking in the suburbs of Potts Point, Darling Point, Woolloomooloo, Elizabeth...
, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales - Bligh Park, New South WalesBligh Park, New South WalesBligh Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bligh Park is located 58 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region...
, a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia - Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of DarnleyIvo Bligh, 8th Earl of DarnleyIvo Francis Walter Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley DL, JP , styled The Honourable Ivo Bligh until 1900, was a British cricketer who captained the English team in the first ever Test series against Australia with the Ashes at stake in 1882/83...
, a cricketer who captained the English cricket team in 1882/3 - Jasmine BlighJasmine BlighJasmine Lydia Bligh was one of the first three BBC Television Service presenters in the 1930s, along with Leslie Mitchell and Elizabeth Cowell, providing continuity announcements and introducing programmes in-vision....
, one of the first three BBC Television Service presenters in the 1930s - Bligh Place, MelbourneBligh Place, MelbourneBligh Place is a street in Melbourne, Victoria. It is a short, quiet and narrow open laneway, running north from Flinders Lane between Elizabeth Street and Queen Street in the central business district of Melbourne....
, a street in Melbourne, Victoria - Bligh RoostersBligh RoostersBligh Roosters are a rugby union franchise based in Tavua. They joined the Colonial Cup in 2007.-History:The franchise area covers Tavua, Vatukoula, Ba and Ra. Fiji Rugby Union High Performance Unit manager, Peter Murphy, has been assisting with the team's training programme to get them off the...
, a rugby union franchise based in Tavua - Edward Bligh, 2nd Earl of DarnleyEdward Bligh, 2nd Earl of DarnleyEdward Bligh, 2nd Earl of Darnley was an English peer.He was educated at Westminster and at Geneva. He succeeded his mother to become Baron Clifton in 1722 and, in 1728, succeeded his father as Earl of Darnley....
, an English peer - Thomas BlighThomas BlighThomas Bligh was a British soldier, best known for his service during the Seven Years' War when he led a series of amphibious raids, known as "descents" on the French coastline...
, British general - Algernon BlighAlgernon BlighAlgernon Stuart Bligh played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1922 to 1926, appearing in 12 games in 1925. He was born in Marylebone, London and died at Minehead, Somerset. He was descended from the Earls of Darnley and was a cousin of Ivo Bligh, the England cricket captain who retrieved The...
, English cricketer - Bligh, an Australian sitcom starring members of the cast of Fast Forward